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 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Gnole}}
-The gnoll is a creature that appears in various types of fantasy media, and is generally portrayed as a human-hyena hybrid or a form of humanoid hyena. The term originates from 1912 short story collection ''[[wikipedia:The Book of Wonder|The Book of Wonder]]'' by [[wikipedia:Lord Dunsany|Lord Dunsany]], with one short story titled "How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art upon the Gnoles".
+The gnoll is a creature that appears in various fantasy media, and is generally portrayed as a human-hyena hybrid or a form of humanoid hyena. The term originates in the 1912 short story collection ''[[wikipedia:The Book of Wonder|The Book of Wonder]]'' by [[wikipedia:Lord Dunsany|Lord Dunsany]], in which one story is titled "How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art upon the Gnoles".
-The gnoll of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' is introduced in [https://archive.org/details/monsters_and_treasures/page/7/mode/2up the first boxed set] of the game, and gnolls are described in ''Book 2: Monsters and Treasure'' as a "cross between [[Gnome]]s and [[Troll]]s (...perhaps, Lord Sunsany did not really make it all that clear)". These early gnolls were stated to be similar to hobgoblins with +2 morale, while a gnoll king and his bodyguard fought similar to trolls without regenerative power. This may serve as the basis for gnolls being part of the gnome monster class in SLASH'EM and other derived variants.
+The gnoll of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' is introduced in [https://archive.org/details/monsters_and_treasures/page/7/mode/2up the first boxed set] of the game, and gnolls are described in ''Book 2: Monsters and Treasure'' as a "cross between [[Gnome]]s and [[Troll]]s (... perhaps, Lord Sunsany did not really make it all that clear)". These early gnolls were said to be similar to hobgoblins with +2 morale, while a gnoll king and his bodyguard fought similarly to trolls, but without regenerative power. This may be the reason why gnolls are in the gnome monster class in SLASH'EM and other derived variants.
-The 1st Monster Manual for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and all subsequent material describe gnolls as aggressive desert-dwelling nomads that resemble humanoid hyenas, and actively raid and plunder other settlements; it also introduces [[Yeenoghu]], the demon god of gnolls who many of them serve and worship. This early Monster Manual additionally describes a "leader-type" of gnoll that is presumably the basis for the gnoll warrior, with one present for every 20 gnolls in a band - this gnoll leader attacks as a monster with three hit dice, and always has the maximum of 16 hit points (compared to 2-16 for regular gnolls)
+The 1st Monster Manual for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and all subsequent material describe gnolls as aggressive desert-dwelling nomads that resemble humanoid hyenas and actively raid and plunder other settlements. That manual also introduces [[Yeenoghu]], the demon god of gnolls, whom many of them serve and worship. It additionally describes a "leader-type" of gnoll that is presumably the basis of the gnoll warrior, one of which appears for every 20 gnolls in a band - this gnoll leader attacks as a monster with three hit dice, and always has the maximum of 16 hit points (while regular gnolls have 2–16).
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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-	These bipedal hyenas serve Yeenoghu, and are almost unmatched
+These bipedal hyenas serve Yeenoghu, and are almost unmatched in combat.
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-A '''gnoll warrior''', {{monsym|gnoll warrior}}, is a monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]] as part of the [[Gnome (monster class)|gnome]] [[monster class]]. The gnoll warrior, {{white|9}}, also appeaars in [[SpliceHack]] as part of the [[Gnoll (SpliceHack)|gnoll monster class]].
+A '''gnoll warrior''', {{monsym|gnoll warrior}}, is a monster that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]] as part of the [[Gnome (monster class)|gnome]] [[monster class]]. The gnoll warrior, {{white|9}}, also appeaars in [[SpliceHack]] as part of the [[Gnoll (SpliceHack)|gnoll monster class]].
 A gnoll warrior is an [[omnivorous]] [[humanoid]] [[gnoll]] that can [[hide]] themselves, [[see invisible]], possesses [[infravision]], and will seek out [[gold]], [[gem]]s and various other items to pick up - they are large in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, and medium in SpliceHack and Hack'EM. A tame gnoll warrior may turn [[traitor]].
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 * A {{frac|2}} chance of an [[orcish helm]].
-* A {{frac|20}} chance of [[orange dragon scale mail]]. If dragon scale mail is not given, there is a {{frac|2|3}} chance of them receiving plain [[scale mail]], and a {{frac|3}} chance of receiving [[splint mail]].
+* A {{frac|20}} chance of [[orange dragon scale mail]]. If dragon scale mail is not given, there is a {{frac|2|3}} chance of them receiving plain [[scale mail]], and a {{frac|3}} chance of receiving [[splint mail]]. Due to their size, they will not wear any [[body armor]] they receive.
 * A {{frac|2}} chance of an [[orcish shield]].
 * A {{frac|3}} chance of a [[katana]].

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 * A {{frac|2}} chance of an [[orcish helm]].
-* A {{frac|20}} chance of [[orange dragon scale mail]]. If dragon scale mail is not given, there is a {{frac|2|3}} chance of plain [[scale mail]] and a {{frac|3}}chance of [[splint mail]].
+* A {{frac|20}} chance of [[orange dragon scale mail]]. If dragon scale mail is not given, there is a {{frac|2|3}} chance of them receiving plain [[scale mail]], and a {{frac|3}} chance of receiving [[splint mail]].
 * A {{frac|2}} chance of an [[orcish shield]].
 * A {{frac|3}} chance of a [[katana]].

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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM do not have an [[encyclopedia]] entry for the gnoll.
+SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM do not have an [[encyclopedia]] entry for the gnoll warrior.
 ===SpliceHack===

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	The 1st Monster Manual for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and all subsequent material describe gnolls as aggressive desert-dwelling nomads that resemble humanoid hyenas, and actively raid and plunder other settlements; it also introduces [[Yeenoghu]], the demon god of gnolls who many of them serve and worship. This early Monster Manual additionally describes a "leader-type" of gnoll that is presumably the basis for the gnoll warrior, with one present for every 20 gnolls in a band - this gnoll leader attacks as a monster with three hit dice, and always has the maximum of 16 hit points (compared to 2-16 for regular gnolls)		The 1st Monster Manual for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and all subsequent material describe gnolls as aggressive desert-dwelling nomads that resemble humanoid hyenas, and actively raid and plunder other settlements; it also introduces [[Yeenoghu]], the demon god of gnolls who many of them serve and worship. This early Monster Manual additionally describes a "leader-type" of gnoll that is presumably the basis for the gnoll warrior, with one present for every 20 gnolls in a band - this gnoll leader attacks as a monster with three hit dice, and always has the maximum of 16 hit points (compared to 2-16 for regular gnolls)
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		+	==Encyclopedia entry==
		+	SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM do not have an [[encyclopedia]] entry for the gnoll.
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		+	===SpliceHack===
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	These bipedal hyenas serve Yeenoghu, and are almost unmatched
		+	in combat.
		+	}}
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		+	===Hack'EM===
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	We are born and we die.
		+	No one cares, no one remembers,
		+	and it doesn't matter.
		+	This is why we laugh.
		+	[ The Gnoll Credo, by J. Stanton ]
		+	}}

	==References==		==References==

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-A '''gnoll warrior''', {{monsym|gnoll warrior}}, is a monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]] as part of the [[Gnome (monster class)|gnome]] [[monster class]]. The gnoll warrior, {{white|9}}, also appeaars in [[SpliceHack]] as part of the [[Gnoll (SpliceHack)|gnoll monster class]]. A gnoll warrior is an [[omnivorous]] [[humanoid]] [[gnoll]] that can [[hide]] themselves, [[see invisible]], possesses [[infravision]], and will seek out [[gold]], [[gem]]s and various other items to pick up. A tame gnoll warrior may turn [[traitor]].
+A '''gnoll warrior''', {{monsym|gnoll warrior}}, is a monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]] as part of the [[Gnome (monster class)|gnome]] [[monster class]]. The gnoll warrior, {{white|9}}, also appeaars in [[SpliceHack]] as part of the [[Gnoll (SpliceHack)|gnoll monster class]].
 A gnoll warrior has two weapon attacks. In Hack'EM, gnoll warriors possess [[poison resistance]].
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 ==Generation==
-Gnoll warriors are only randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], and are always created hostile. They are not a valid form for normal [[polymorph]]. A [[Gnoll (SLASH'EM)|gnoll]] can [[grow up]] into a gnoll warrior, and a gnoll warrior can grow up into a [[gnoll chieftain]].
+Gnoll warriors are only randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], though they can also appear on other levels that generate {{white|G}} at level creation if the difficulty is appropriate. They are always created hostile, and are not a valid form for normal [[polymorph]]. A [[Gnoll (SLASH'EM)|gnoll]] can [[grow up]] into a gnoll warrior, and a gnoll warrior can grow up into a [[gnoll chieftain]].
 A gnoll warrior has a chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] each of the following items:{{refsrc|makemon.c|691|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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 * A {{frac|2}} chance of an [[orcish shield]].
 * A {{frac|3}} chance of a [[katana]].
 ==Origin==